If I'd bought a season ticket to a brand new club on the expectation of seeing a few of the stars of world football week, in week out and then one of them disappeared I'd be fucked off.

It's a bit different with an established clubs since most of the players are at the same level- "Negredo's off to Valencia, oh well I'll have to make do with Aguero,"- but Lampard is clearly a big deal with respect to NYCFC.